Notebooks
Story: Address or prayer to the star Canopus and the star Sirius
Title
Address or prayer to the star Canopus and the star Sirius
Collection
Summary
Bushman doings and prayers when Canopus and his grandmother Sirius come out (L II.-37. 3348-3355). An address or prayer to the stars Canopus and Sirius.
Comments
1) p.3348v: the sun is only a little warm when Canopus appears in winter, 2) p.3350v: Canopus (|ßko a-ggu) and Sirius (!kuttau) are both female stars, 3) p.3354v: the people leave one arm out of their karosses when in the sun, 4) See also Names for the star Canopus, 5) This story is found in Book II-37
Contributors
Date
14 October 1873 (started)
Categories
Poetry, Celestial bodies and aeroscopy
Keywords
prayer (or address to the star Canopus and Sirius) , prayer (rituals performed during) , prayer (to stars) , prayer (and finding food) , prayer (and 'Bushman rice') , prayer (to Canopus and Sirius) , Sirius (grandmother) , Sirius (a description of) , Sirius (a prayer to) , Sirius (an address to) , Canopus (his grandmother Sirius) , Canopus (a description of) , Canopus (a prayer to) , Canopus (an address to) , Canopus (and the sun) , stars (Canopus and Sirius) , stars (the gender of) , stars (and time of year) , stars (and seasons) , stars (a prayer to) , stars (an address to) , stars (and finding food) , stars (and 'Bushman rice') , sun (warms Canopus) , sun (and a prayer to stars) , sun (and 'Bushman rice') , Bushman rice (and a prayer to stars Canopus and Sirius) , address (or prayer to the star Canopus and Sirius) , food (finding and a prayer to the stars) , food (and an address or prayer to the stars Canopus and Sirius) , food (and 'Bushman rice') , seasons (and an address or prayer to the stars Canopus and Sirius)
Story Pages
3348-3355
